Hotrod,
This is not a contraction/movement joint and I don't think it would really function as one with all the reinforcing going through the joint, i.e., cracking will still occur between the joints. For some specific situations we have designed true contraction joints in water retaining...
We are having an ongoing discussion related to the use of a vertical chamfer strip at construction joints in water retaining structures. This would look like a typical contraction joint without any interrupted reinforcement. There is a PVC waterstop cast into the construction joint.
I am in...